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Slowpoke Drop Event Guide: Best Decks to Counter
☆ Series A: Meta Retrospective
★ Mega Shine (B2b) is out now!
☆ New Decks: Mega Scizor ex, Mega Slowbro ex,
Mega Manectric ex, Mega Gengar ex, Darkrai
★ Events: Drop Event | Community Week
☆ Trading Board: B2b Available for Trading!
The Slowpoke Drop Event in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) runs from April 9, 2026 to April 19, 2026. Follow our guide to see the cards tied to Promo-B Vol. 6, which cards are best to get, and tips and strategies to complete the solo battles and their missions.
Slowpoke Drop Event Guide
Available from April 9, 2026 ~ April 19, 2026
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The Slowpoke Drop Event will run from April 9, 2026 to April 19, 2026.
This event allows players to participate in solo AI battles featuring the Slowpoke card, along with receiving useful rewards by completing battle-related missions.
Use Event Stamina to Participate in the Event
To participate in solo battles, you will need to use Event Stamina. Event Stamina is consumed for each win, meaning that losing won’t affect your stamina in this mode.
Additionally, you can replenish Event Stamina with Event Hourglasses, which you can earn as rewards from the beginner and intermediate solo battles, or Poke Gold.
How to Get the Event Hourglass
Clear Event Missions
| Mission | Reward |
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| Participate in 1 battle | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 6 |
| Participate in 3 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 6 |
| Participate in 5 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 6 |
| Participate in 10 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 6 |
| Participate in 15 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 6 |
| Participate in 10 battles | 
Promo Card Exchange Ticket x1 |
A new set of missions have been made available for this event. Completing event missions will reward you with Promo Packs and an Exchange Ticket. You may use the Exchange Ticket to obtain an event card from the Shop.
These event missions are only available for the duration of the event. You will no longer be able to complete them once the event ends on March 21, 2026.
Exclusive Slowpoke Drop Event Cards
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You can also get a Promo Slowpoke card along with other promo cards from Promo-B Vol. 6 as a Slowpoke Drop Event reward.
You have a chance to get this pack whenever you complete a match against the AI, but expert battles are guaranteed to reward you with this pack, so it is a good idea to farm these matches to collect all the cards!
Best Cards to Pull in Slowpoke Drop Event
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The highlight card, Slowpoke, may also be good to pull for players who like collecting. It is the only card in the set that has a full illustration. You may want this to display on your boards and binders.
The Varoom card in this pack is a card that can inflict Poison. It also has different moves from other Varoom cards that are available in the game. You may want to pull for this in order to try different ways of playing.
Open Promo Packs in Gift Menu
Whenever you receive a promo pack as a reward, you can open it in your gift list found in the upper right of the main menu.
A pack only contains one of the available promo cards, so try to get and open as many packs as you can!
Slowpoke Drop Event Strategy Guide
Slowpoke Drop Event Deck List
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
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In Event Solo Battles, you can battle against different decks that scale on difficulty. Once you have defeated a deck, the next deck will be unlocked containing harder cards than the last.
There are only 4 levels of Solo Battle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert—with Expert giving you a guaranteed card pack pull from the event.
Use Fast Lightning-Type Pokemon
You may use Energy-efficient Lightning-type Pokemon to score KOs before Mega Slowbro ex sets up. Pom-Pom Style Oricorio is a great choice, as it cannot take damage from ex Pokemon. You may also use the likes of Zeraora or Mega Manectric ex.
Use Protective Poncho on Your Bench
Protective Poncho will protect your benched Pokemon from any incoming damage from Mega Slowbro ex. Since you can only have two Protective Ponchos in your deck, prioritize using them on either your main attackers or Pokemon who are close to getting KOd.
KO Slowpoke Before It Evolves
You may KO Slowpoke before it can evolve, preventing it from dealing great damage. If it is on the Bench, you may use Sabrina or Cyrus to bring it to the Active Spot.
Slowpoke Drop Event Best Decks and Counters
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Mega Evolution ex Mega Shine Deck
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 Mega Manectric ex and Zeraora Deck Deck Type:
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Strengths: • Mega Manectric ex can deal a high amount of damage once you have gotten points. • Zeraora can accelerate Energy onto itself with Thunderclap Flash. • Pom-Pom Oricorio can be used to wall ex Pokemon and attack in the early game. Weaknesses: • Mega Manectric ex can have an underwhelming damage output if you have no points. |
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Starting with Zeraora can often be advantageous, as you can automatically accelerate Energy with Thunderclap Flash. use Elemental Switch to quickly power up a Mega Manectric ex and start attacking for 80.
Pom-Pom Oricorio can effectively wall ex Pokemon with its Safeguard Ability, which Zeraora and Elemental Switch can also set up.
Best Mega Manectric ex Decks and Card List
Auto Battle Non-ex Deck
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 CB Magnezone and Pom-Pom Oricorio Deck Deck Type:
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Strengths: • Magnezone can be difficult to KO because of Mirror Shot's effect. • Magnezone can be set up with Genetic Apex Magneton • Pom-Pom Oricorio is immune to any attacks from ex Pokemon thanks to its Ability. Weaknesses: • Pokemon in the deck have low HP, making them easy to KO. • Magnezone may have trouble scoring KOs because of Mirror Shot's mediocre damage output. |
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While using Pom-Pom Oricorio to nullify attacks from ex Pokemon, accelerate Lightning Energy to Genetic Apex Magneton with its Ability. Once set up, evolve Magneton to Crimson Blaze Magnezone.
Promote your fully-set up Magnezone to the Active Spot since it will be your main attacker. Magnezone's Mirror Shot will force the opponent to flip a coin whenever they attack. When flipping Tails, the attack does not happen. Taking advantage of this disruption will be key to victory.
Best Crimson Blaze Magnezone Decks and Card List
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All New and Upcoming Events Schedule
Active and Upcoming Events
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| Slowpoke Drop Event
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Duration: Apr. 9 ~ Apr. 19 |
 Community Week Event
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Duration: Apr. 4 ~ Apr. 11 |
 30 Days of Gifts Event
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Duration: Feb. 27 ~ Jun. 27 |
 Elite Deck Gift Missions
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Duration: Jan. 30 ~ Apr. 27 |
 Handy Card Collection Missions
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Duration: Jan. 30 ~ Apr. 27 |
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